The night passed, followed by a bright orange solar flare basking over the horizon the following morning.
Midas awoke with a long and refreshing yawn, stretching out his entire body. He bathed in the river nearby with a few dozen other goblins and orcs.
There, he noticed in the reflection of the water that his body had changed.
He hadn't noticed it the day prior due to the darkness, but he was almost a different person when it came to his physique.
He was still 5'8ft (152cm) in height, but his muscles had drastically changed. It didn't make him look like a bodybuilder, but rather, a world-class athlete.
His muscles were large and strong, dense with thousands of myofibrial striations. However, they were created for a purpose.
His newfound muscle covered his abdomen with thick, rigid abdominal muscles and obliques that looked like bear claws. His legs were feathered, as though he had five percent bodyfat or less.
